Operating Support
Operating Support
Illusion Theater's mission is to create theater that touches people of all ages deeply and personally and that energizes the community around important and complex social issues; and to catalyze personal and social change.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
ACHF Arts Access
Minnesotans will develop and strengthen community around arts experiences and gain knowledge about crucial social issues and the tools to address them. Document direct and online statements of impact about plays and arts activities; qualitatively assess and document post-show talkbacks and program discussions; track attendance and participation. 2: Via arts programs, Minnesotans learn to make informed, healthy choices, contributing to a more vibrant civil society and strong families and communities. Survey and interview program participants; interview partners and teachers; document feedback/impact results and outcomes pertaining to program/partner goals; demonstrations of participant learning.
Illusion staged work helping 11,500+ Minnesotans learn about issues including immigration, racism, homelessness, ableism, gender betrayal and others. Conducted and documented post-show discussions following performances. Documented online and media feedback. Conducted and documented debriefs with participating artists. Tracked audience attendance at all performances. 2: Illusion delivered arts ed to 4,500+ Minnesota youth, including 1,000 students who learned new social-emotional skills better preparing them for high school. Conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants. Maintained accurate records of number of participating schools and youth. Conducted post-program interviews teachers and school staff.
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